| Type |
| Type |
Single-lens reflex digital
camera |
| Lens
mount |
Nikon F mount (with AF coupling
and AF contacts) |
| Effective pixels |
| Effective
pixels |
24.3 million |
| Image sensor |
| Image
sensor |
35.9 x 24.0 mm CMOS sensor
(Nikon FX format) |
| Total
pixels |
24.7 million |
| Dust-reduction
system |
Image sensor cleaning, Image
Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 software required) |
| Storage |
| Image size (pixels) |
FX format (36x24): 6,016 x 4,016
(L), 4,512 x 3,008 (M), 3,008 x 2,008 (S) |
| DX
format (24x16): 3,936 x 2,624 (L), 2,944 x 1,968 (M), 1,968 x 1,312 (S) |
| FX-format
photographs taken in movie live view: 6,016 x 3,376 (L), 4,512 x 2,528 (M),
3,008 x 1,688 (S) |
| DX-format
photographs taken in movie live view: 3,936 x 2,224 (L), 2,944 x 1,664 (M),
1,968 x 1,112 (S) |
| File format |
NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit,
lossless compressed or compressed |
| JPEG:
JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8) or
basic (approx. 1:16) compression (Size priority); Optimal quality compression
available |
| NEF
(RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats |
| Picture
Control System |
Standard, Neutral, Vivid,
Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape; selected Picture Control can be modified;
storage for custom Picture Controls |
| Media |
SD (Secure Digital) and UHS-I
compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards |
| Dual
card slots |
Slot 2 can be used for overflow
or backup storage or for separate storage of copies created using NEF+JPEG;
pictures can be copied between cards |
| File
system |
DCF (Design Rule for Camera File
System) 2.0, DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), Exif (Exchangeable Image File
Format for Digital Still Cameras) 2.3, PictBridge |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder |
Eye-level pentaprism single-lens
reflex viewfinder |
| Frame
coverage |
FX (36x24): Approx. 100%
horizontal and 100% vertical |
| DX
(24x16): Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical |
| Magnification |
Approx. 0.7x (50 mm f/1.4 lens
at infinity, -1.0 m-1) |
| Eyepoint |
21 mm (-1.0 m-1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens) |
| Diopter
adjustment |
-3 to +1 m-1 |
| Focusing
screen |
Type B BriteView Clear Matte
Mark VIII screen with AF area brackets (framing grid can be displayed) |
| Reflex
mirror |
Quick return |
| Depth-of-field
preview |
Pressing depth-of-field preview
button stops lens aperture down to value selected by user (A and M modes) or
by camera (other modes) |
| Lens
aperture |
Instant return, electronically
controlled |
| Lens |
| Compatible lenses |
Compatible with AF NIKKOR
lenses, including type G and D lenses (some restrictions apply to PC lenses),
DX lenses [using DX (24x16) image area], AI-P NIKKOR lenses, and non-CPU AI
lenses (A and M modes only); IX-NIKKOR lenses, lenses for the F3AF, and non-AI
lenses cannot be used |
| The
electronic rangefinder can be used with lenses that have a maximum aperture
of f/5.6 or faster (the electronic rangefinder supports the center 7 focus
points with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/8 or faster and the
center 33 focus points with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/6.8 or
faster) |
| Shutter |
| Type |
Electronically-controlled
vertical-travel focal-plane shutter |
| Speed |
1/4,000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3
or 1/2 EV, bulb, time (requires optional ML-L3 Remote Control), X200 |
| Flash
sync speed |
X=1/200 s; synchronizes with
shutter at 1/250 s or slower (flash range drops at speeds between 1/200 and
1/250 s) |
| Release |
| Frame
advance rate |
Approx. 1 to 5 fps (CL) or
approx. 5.5 fps (CH) |
| Self-timer |
2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 to 9
exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2 or 3 s |
| Remote
release modes |
Delayed remote, quick-response
remote, remote mirror-up |
| Exposure |
| Metering |
TTL exposure metering using
2,016-pixel RGB sensor |
| Metering method |
Matrix: 3D color matrix metering
II (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses); color
matrix metering available with non-CPU lenses if user provides lens data |
| Center-weighted:
Weight of 75% given to 12-mm circle in center of frame; diameter of circle
can be changed to 8, 15 or 20 mm, or weighting can be based on average of
entire frame (non-CPU lenses use 12-mm circle or average of entire frame) |
| Spot:
Meters 4-mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point (on
center focus point when non-CPU lens is used) |
| Range |
Matrix or center-weighted
metering: 0 to 20 EV |
| (ISO
100, f/1.4 lens, 20°C/68°F) |
Spot metering: 2 to 20 EV |
| Exposure
meter coupling |
Combined CPU and AI |
| Exposure
modes |
Auto (auto; auto [flash off]),
scene (portrait, landscape, child, sports, close up, night portrait, night
landscape, party/indoor, beach/snow, sunset, dusk/dawn, pet portrait,
candlelight, blossom, autumn colors, food, silhouette, high key, low key),
programmed auto with flexible program (P), shutter-priority auto (S),
aperture-priority auto (A), manual (M), U1 (user settings 1), U2 (user
settings 2) |
| Exposure
compensation |
-5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3
or 1/2 EV |
| Exposure
bracketing |
2 to 3 frames in steps of 1/3,
1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV |
| Exposure
lock |
Luminosity locked at detected
value with AE-L/AF-L button |
| ISO
sensitivity (Recommended
Exposure Index) |
ISO 100 to 6400 in
steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV; can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 or 1 EV (ISO
50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1 or 2 EV (ISO
25600 equivalent) above ISO 6400; auto ISO sensitivity control available |
| Active
D-Lighting |
Can be selected from auto, extra
high, high, normal, low or off |
| Focus |
| Autofocus |
Nikon Multi-CAM 4800 autofocus
sensor module with TTL phase detection, fine-tuning, 39 focus points
(including 9 cross-type sensors; the center 33 points are available at
apertures slower than f/5.6 and faster than f/8, while the center 7 points
are available at f/8), and AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5 to 3 m/1
ft 8 in. to 9 ft 10 in.) |
| Detection
range |
-1 to +19 EV (ISO 100,
20°C/68°F) |
| Lens servo |
Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF
(AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A);
predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status |
| Manual
focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used |
| Focus
point |
Can be selected from 39 or 11
focus points |
| AF-area
modes |
Single-point AF, 9-, 21- or
39-point dynamic-area AF, 3D-tracking, auto-area AF |
| Focus
lock |
Focus can be locked by pressing
shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L
button |
| Flash |
| Guide
number |
Approx. 12/39, 12/39 with manual
flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20°C/68°F) |
| Flash
control |
TTL: i-TTL flash control using
2,016-pixel RGB sensor is available with built-in flash and SB-910, SB-900,
SB-800, SB-700, SB-600 or SB-400; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR
is used with matrix and center-weighted metering, standard i-TTL flash for
digital SLR with spot metering |
| Flash
modes |
Auto, auto with red-eye
reduction, auto slow sync, auto slow sync with red-eye reduction, fill-flash,
red-eye reduction, slow sync, slow sync with red-eye reduction, rear-curtain
with slow sync, rear-curtain sync, off; auto FP high-speed sync supported |
| Flash
compensation |
-3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3
or 1/2 EV |
| Accessory
shoe |
ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and
data contacts and safety lock |
| Nikon
Creative Lighting System
(CLS) |
Advanced Wireless
Lighting supported with built-in flash, SB-910, SB-900, SB-800 or SB-700 as a
master flash and SB-600 or SB-R200 as remotes, or SU-800 as commander;
built-in flash can serve as master flash in commander mode; auto FP
high-speed sync and modeling illumination supported with all CLS-compatible
flash units except SB-400; Flash Color Information Communication and FV lock
supported with all CLS-compatible flash units |
| Sync
terminal |
AS-15 Sync Terminal Adapter
(available separately) |
| White balance |
| White
balance |
Auto (2 types), incandescent,
fluorescent (7 types), direct sunlight, flash, cloudy, shade, preset manual
(up to 4 values can be stored), choose color temperature (2,500 K to 10,000
K); all with fine-tuning |
| White
balance bracketing |
2 to 3 frames in steps of 1, 2
or 3 |
| Live View |
| Modes |
Live view photography (still
images), movie live view (movies) |
| Lens
servo |
Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF
(AF-S); full-time servo AF (AF-F) |
| Manual
focus (M) |
| AF-area
modes |
Face-priority AF, wide-area AF,
normal-area AF, subject-tracking AF |
| Autofocus |
Contrast-detect AF anywhere in
frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or
subject-tracking AF is selected) |
| Movie |
| Metering |
TTL exposure metering using main
image sensor |
| Metering
method |
Matrix |
| Frame
size (pixels) and
frame rate |
1,920 x 1,080; 30p
(progressive), 25p, 24p, 1,280 x 720; 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, Actual frame rates for
60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps
respectively; options support both high and normal image quality |
| File
format |
MOV |
| Video
compression |
H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video
Coding |
| Audio
recording format |
Linear PCM |
| Audio
recording device |
Built-in monaural or external
stereo microphone; sensitivity adjustable |
| Maximum
length |
Approx. 29 min. 59 s (20 min.
depending on frame size/rate and movie quality settings) |
| Monitor |
| Monitor |
Monitor 8-cm (3.2-in.), approx.
921k-dot (VGA), low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD with approx. 170° viewing
angle, approx. 100% frame coverage, and automatic monitor brightness control
using ambient brightness sensor |
| Playback |
| Playback |
Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9,
72 images or calendar) playback with playback zoom, movie playback, photo
and/or movie slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information,
GPS data display and auto image rotation |
| Interface |
| USB |
Hi-Speed USB |
| HDMI
output |
Type C mini-pin HDMI connector |
| Accessory
terminal |
Remote cord: MC-DC2 (available
separately) |
| GPS
unit: GP-1 (available separately) |
| Audio
input |
Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm
diameter; plug-in power supported) |
| Audio
output |
Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm
diameter) |
| Power source |
| Battery |
One EN-EL15 Rechargeable Li-ion
Battery |
| Battery
pack |
Optional MB-D14 Multi-Power
Battery Pack with one EN-EL15 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery or six AA alkaline,
Ni-MH, or lithium batteries |
| AC
adapter |
EH-5b AC Adapter; requires EP-5B
Power Connector (available separately) |
| Tripod socket |
| Tripod
socket |
1/4 in. (ISO 1222) |
| Dimensions / weight |
| Dimensions
(W x H x D) |
Approx. 141 x 113 x 82 mm/ 5.6 x
4.4 x 3.2 in. |
| Weight |
Approx. 850 g/1 lb 14.0 oz with
battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 760 g/1 lb 10.8 oz
(camera body only) |
| Operating environment |
| Operating
environment |
Temperature: 0 to 40°C/32 to
104°F; humidity: 85% or less (no condensation) |
| Accessories |
| Supplied
accessories (may differ by country or area) |
EN-EL15 Rechargeable
Li-ion Battery, MH-25 Battery Charger, DK-5 Eyepiece Cap, DK-21 Rubber
Eyecup, UC-E15 USB Cable, AN-DC8 Camera Strap, BM-14 LCD Monitor Cover, BF-1B
Body Cap, BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cover, ViewNX 2 CD-ROM |
